AMC Networks (AMCX) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Key Points

• AMC Networks is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 8th, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.54 per share and revenue of $582.99 million.
• The company's previous quarterly report showed a miss on earnings expectations, reporting $0.52 per share instead of the expected $0.73 and a revenue decline of 6.9% year-over-year.
• Analysts have recently downgraded their price targets for AMC Networks, with Wells Fargo reducing theirs from $8.00 to $4.00 and a general consensus rating of "Hold" with an average target price of $5.38.

AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX - Get Free Report) is expected to be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Friday, August 8th. Analysts expect AMC Networks to post earnings of $0.54 per share and revenue of $582.99 million for the quarter. AMC Networks has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by ($0.21). AMC Networks had a positive return on equity of 17.26% and a negative net margin of 10.68%. The company had revenue of $555.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $567.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.16 EPS. AMC Networks's revenue was down 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect AMC Networks to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

AMC Networks Price Performance

AMC Networks stock traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $5.63. 1,604,067 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 408,061. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.99. AMC Networks has a 12 month low of $5.41 and a 12 month high of $10.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.42, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 2.26. The firm has a market cap of $252.94 million, a PE ratio of -0.95 and a beta of 1.36.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group decreased their price target on AMC Networks from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on AMC Networks from $8.00 to $4.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AMC Networks from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on AMC Networks from $8.00 to $6.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on AMC Networks from $6.00 to $5.50 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $5.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in AMC Networks stock. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX - Free Report) by 8.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 200,273 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 15,738 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC owned approximately 0.45% of AMC Networks worth $1,378,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 78.51% of the company's stock.

About AMC Networks

AMC Networks Inc, an entertainment company, owns and operates a suite of video entertainment products that are delivered to audiences, a platform to distributors, and advertisers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Domestic Operations, and International and Other segments.